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Introduction: Sleeve gastrectomy(SG) as a bariatric procedure was introduced by Marceau, where-in he modified Scopinaro’s bilio-pancreatic division by adding a longitudinal gastric resection. [1] Although initially introduced as a first-stage procedure, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy(LSG) has gained popularity as a primary restrictive bariatric procedure. The ASMBS,in it’s updated position statement on sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a bariatric procedure, recognises SG as an acceptable primary…

Final Research Paper: Os Mutantes and Tropicália By: Christie Alexander In Brazil, on April 1, 1964, the Armed Forces, backed by the United States, overthrew the Brazilian President João Goulart. Goulart was a member of the Brazilian Labour Party. The 1964 Brazilian coup d’état put Brazil under the control of a military regime until 1985. This event sparked a musical movement in Brazil known as Tropicália. Also known as Tropicalismo, this movement was not only about music in Brazil but theater,…

dominated sports is because people feel the women will be a distraction to the men. Women are often considered that they must look beautiful in order to play certain sports. In “Only Beautiful Women Need Apply” Knijnik and Horton explain how in Sao Paulo women needed to apply to play football and needed to have…

Growing up in a christian household, Christ was always present in my life. I was born in Bogota, Colombia where I would only live there for four years before coming to the United States. I had always heard the gospel at home, always eagerly attended sunday school and Vacation Bible School. But it wsn 't until my summer camp of 2012 when I heard a former wrestler talking about how our personal relationship with Jesus should look like, how he wants to be our best friend and the one we tell all our…

PART 1 Examination and Discussion on the HSBC’s Sustainability Report 1.1 Introduction According to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the organization should initiate the sustainability report to integrate the sustainability strategy into the business’s planning . HSBC is one of the biggest banks and financial services providers listed on London stock exchange and market capitalization as of to date is US$207 billion. Sustainability reporting is acts as part of their core business value and…

The second piece of work that I am going to discuss is Candy Apple Chick II by James Gill. This piece consists of a portrait of a woman looking up, repeated three times along the top 1/3 of the canvas. She is surrounded by a flat but loud orange, trimmed in a rich blue. The remaining 2/3 of the canvas is the lower half of a woman from her shoulders down, stepping out of a car. This portion of the image is sectioned off in the shape of a rectangle, and flooded with a blue-green. It is…

ultures Children’s role play in pretend and make-believe situations is often referred to as a socio-dramatic play (Bragg, Kehily 61). It is a reflection of the social values and the cultural environment they live in. Although it varies in different cultures, and changes over time as society develops, it is a universal children’s culture through which children make sense of the adult world and develop their social identities. How children play is directly affected by how play is valued socially…

Before 2007, if a tension existed between volume and quality, the culture tilted towards maintaining production volumes. We wanted to instill a new culture for employees to solve problems as they arose, eliminate defects, and reduce health and safety incidents even if these actions cost money and decreased short-run production output. tC Carsteen Isensee, 50, became VWB’s CFO in 2007. He had worked in planning and finance throughout his VW career, including joint venture projects in…

First off, the official language is Portuguese which makes up almost 100 percent of the population. Brazilians have a strong national ideology that their land is a “racial democracy”. As far as the Brazilian class system goes, people with darker skin tend to be economically and socially disadvantaged. Class is determined by economic status and skin color. Women make up forty percent of the workforce but are found with lower paying jobs than males such as teaching, nursing, and jobs with clerical…

From the research I have carried out I discovered that American had a range of foods and traditions even though people may think that American cuisine is all about fast foods. I found out that American desserts are mostly made with apples e.g.; apple crumble and apple pie. I believe that the most well-known dish that everyone’s knows about because different countries have adapted it is the burger. America also has many fast food restaurants and grills. I have also chose to do American because…